Asos app users have been sent a phone notification claiming the online fashion retailer had been hacked.
Crime and courts / United Kingdom
Asos app users sent 'hacked' message from online retailer
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From the report
How outlets headlined it
Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our calmer version leaves out. Fewest struck first.
- ABC News Asos app users sent 'hacked' message from online retailer
- The Register Asos app delivers a data leak threat instead of fast fashion
- The Guardian Australia (Business) Asos customers receive ‘hack’ notification threatening to leak data
- BBC News (Technology) ASOS app users receive push notifications apparently sent by hackers
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7NEWS
ASOS app customers receive
alarmingmessage from alleged hackers 1 change
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How calmly each outlet wrote it
| Outlet | Niral Score | Adjectives | Sourcing | Sentiment | Mood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC Newsas they published this story | 93.7 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 48.8 |
| The Register | 88.6 | 4 | 76 | -0.7 | 47.5 |
| 7NEWS | 88.1 | 3 | 57 | -0.6 | 52 |
| The Guardian Australia (Business) | 93.2 | 4 | 62 | -0.1 | 45.5 |
| BBC News (Technology) | 89.8 | 6 | 42 | -0.0 | 47.3 |
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The same event elsewhere
5 outlets reported this story: the one you are reading and the other 4 below. The table above compares the reports we could score.
The Register
Asos app delivers a data leak threat instead of fast fashion
Niral 88.6 · mostly calm writing
political 0
7NEWS
ASOS app customers receive message from alleged hackers
Niral 88.1 · mostly calm writing
political 0
The Guardian Australia
Asos customers receive ‘hack’ notification threatening to leak data
Niral 93.2 · calm writing
political 0
BBC News
ASOS app users receive push notifications apparently sent by hackers
Niral 89.8 · mostly calm writing
political 0